Reform UK leader to speak about Online Safety Act at House judiciary committee; government set to announce date of budget at PMQs later
Richard Partington is the Guardian’s senior economics correspondent.
Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget will take place on 26 November, the Treasury has announced, amid mounting speculation over tax increases.
With the government under pressure on the economy, the chancellor has previously said measures designed to reboot growth would form the basis of her highly anticipated tax and spending plans.
The late November budget date will give Reeves time to prepare the ground for potential tax changes, raising the prospect of a high-stakes party conference season as Labour heads to Liverpool at the end of September.
